A man has been arrested after a woman was fatally stabbed in Armidale, in the New South Wales New England region, early this morning.
Emergency services were called to a unit on Rockvale Road about 2:15am following reports of a stabbing.
Police found a woman, aged in her 40s, with multiple stab wounds.
She was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.
Police arrested a 53-year-old man at the unit and took him to Armidale Police Station.
Police believe the man and woman were known to each other.
A crime scene has been established and an investigation is underway into the circumstances.